Hofsjokull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Days 0-3 Hofsjokull Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 42mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Hofsjokull Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
moderate snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
light snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
Wind km/h
55 WNW55
45 WNW45
25 SSW25
75 SSE75
75 SSE75
65 SSE65
60 SW60
60 SW60
55 SSE55
75 SSW75
90 WSW90
60 SW60
65 SSW65
60 WSW60
50 W50
30 WSW30
40 SW40
75 SW75
light snow light snow light snow light snow heavy rain mod. snow mod. snow light snow light snow mod. snow light snow mod. snow mod. snow mod. snow snow shwrs some clouds light snow heavy rain
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - 3 22 - - - 17 - - - - - - - 12 17
Snow
Snow cm
4 2 4 1 - 7 7 5 2 10 5 9 6 8 5 - 2 -
High °C
-4 -3 -1 2 3 1 0 -3 2 0 -2 -3 -6 -5 -5 -3 2 4
Low °C
-4 -3 -4 2 2 0 -1 -3 -3 -1 -2 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 1 3
Chill °C
-14 -12 -10 -7 -4 -7 -9 -13 -7 -11 -13 -13 -17 -16 -15 -11 -6 -4
Freezing level m
300 550 300 1250 1400 1000 950 600 700 900 700 400 50 200 200 0 1100 2200
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-8-7-4-1-1-4-5-70-4-7-8-11-11-9-6-11-4-3-12310-320-2-3-6-5-5-3242469976497541111810
Sunrise
8:11 - - 8:15 - - 8:18 - - 8:22 - - 8:25 - - 8:27 - -
Sunset
- 5:46 - - 5:44 - - 5:39 - - 5:37 - - 5:32 - - 5:30 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Akureyri Airport
107 km NNE
27m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 220 degs)
(22 kph at 180).
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Akureyri
108 km NNE
27m alt.
1 hour ago
7.2° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Selfoss
126 km SSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 270).
Jaoar Stokkseyri wx
148 km SSW
10m alt.
39 minutes ago
5.5° C
partially cloudy
Partly Cloudy.
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 304).
10.0 km
SHIP377
156 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Hofsjokull and within an acceptable time window.